What does wether mean?
Definitions for wether
ˈwɛð ərwether
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Princeton's WordNet
wethernoun
male sheep especially a castrated one
Wiktionary
wethernoun
A castrated buck goat.
wethernoun
A castrated ram.
wetherverb
To castrate a male sheep or goat.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wethernoun
A ram castrated.
Etymology: weder , Saxon; weder, Dutch.
I am a tainted wether of the flock,
Meetest for death. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.He doth not apprehend how the tail of an African weather outweigheth the body of a good calf, that is, an hundred pound. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.
Although there be naturally of horses, bulls, or rams, more males than females; yet artificially, that is, by making geldings, oxen, and weathers, there are fewer. John Graunt.
When Blowzelind expir’d, the weather ’s bell
Before the drooping flock toll’d forth her knell. John Gay.It is much more difficult to find a fat weather, than if half that species were fairly knock’d on the head. Jonathan Swift.
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wether
"Wether" is a term used in animal husbandry and it specifically refers to a male sheep or goat that has been castrated. It is often done for easier management of the herd, to prevent reproduction, or to alter their behavior for domestic uses.
Webster Dictionary
Wethernoun
a castrated ram
Etymology: [OE. wether, AS. weer; akin to OS. wethar, withar, a ram, D. weder, G. widder, OHG. widar, Icel. ver, Sw. vdur, Dan. vdder, Goth. wirus a lamb, L. vitulus calf, Skr. vatsa, L. vetus old, Gr. 'e`tos year; -- originally meaning, a yearling. Cf. Veal, Veteran.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wether
weth′ėr, n. a castrated ram. [A.S. wither; Ger. widder.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wether in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wether in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of wether in a Sentence
True love never fails. It will ever blossom like flowers in good wether, taste like day dream and also warm like a home greeting
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- كبش مخصيArabic
- skopecCzech
- bedeDanish
- Mönch, Schöps, kastrierter, Ziegenbock, HammelGerman
- kastrita, virkapro, virŝafoEsperanto
- carnero castrado, carnero llanoSpanish
- قوچPersian
- kuohita, oinas, salvaa, salvupukkiFinnish
- geldingurFaroese
- siFrench
- moltIrish
- eibhreannach, laos-boc, cull-bhoc, multScottish Gaelic
- mohltin, mohltManx
- ürüHungarian
- 濡れるJapanese
- vervexLatin
- weer, hamelDutch
- castrão, [[carneiro]] [[castrado]]Portuguese
- валух, кастрированный баранRussian
- bravSerbo-Croatian
- hammel, kastrerad baggeSwedish
- iğdiş koç, iğdiş etmek, burulmuş koç, taşak burmak, kısırlaştırmak, burmak, burulmuş teke, iğdiş tekeTurkish
- hokapar, hojipVolapük
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